Coaster Creation! "Clairvoyant Coaster"

For this puzzle fit design, I spent lots of time individually creating 2D shapes out of my render. It was very tedious when picking out the little pieces of the smaller eyes, and I was worried about the logistics of fitting my design together. To work this out, I did a test print with my extra material. This went really well, however, some of my thin elements were lost. I made these details thicker for my final cuts. Once I had all my shapes created and sized, figuring out the print menu was fairly easy. I left out my engraving around the eye in my test and ultimately omitted this as I was worried about overcrowding the design. Looking at my final model, I do wish that I added more engraved details in gold. Once everything was assembled and glued down on the cork, the black engraved details appeared more grey and were lost with the darkness of the surrounding navy blue. I tested out some material on my white model and found that none of my pens were permanent enough to colour on the acrylic without smudging, so I opted for paint. I ended up experimenting on the test with nail polish and really liked the texture it left, I was also confident that it would be strong enough to withstand wear, tear, and condensation. I found that this medium created a glossy, liquid, and dynamic texture for the pupils. Having the extra white model of my coaster was very helpful as it allowed me to test things before applying them to my final project. I used a very strong spray adhesive to cleanly and permanently bond my pieces together. I had to individually clean everything with goo-gone first to remove scorch marks, plastic dust, and sticky residue left from the Thing Tank cloth. It worked extremely well and I was able to easily remove the oil residue left behind. The cork was a little annoying as the burnt edges created charcoal that was very messy. Overall, I am happy with how my design turned out. I would probably select materials with greater contrast and possibly add more engraving if I did this design again. 

Model with laser guidelines




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